What is Yoga Therapy? ‘The goals of yoga therapy include eliminating, reducing, or managing symptoms that cause suffering; improving function; helping to prevent the occurrence or recurrence of underlying causes of illness; and moving toward improved health and wellbeing.’ Source: Yoga Australia Over the years, I have seen Yoga used to help many people with many issues. Yoga […]
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What to Expect in an Acupuncture Treatment
Unsure of what to expect during an Acupuncture treatment? Although you may have heard of your friends, family or favourite celebrity having regular acupuncture treatments to manage their sports injury, increase their energy, relieve stress or support their body through pregnancy, you may still be wondering what actually happensduring an acupuncture session. Here, I have […]
Health Space Icons: Anne Massey
At 65 years of age, Health Space Kings Cross client, Anne Massey, is an inspiration: not only is she training for her next marathon, she is Facetiming her grandchildren around the globe and managing the board of the Can Too Foundation. In fact, she ran her first half Ironman at the age of 60! With […]
Detox with Lymphatic Drainage Massage
Welcome to the body’s most powerful system of detoxification! The lymph system is a big part of our immune system, it’s a network of different organs, nodes, ducts and vessels which help move around a clear fluid which removes bacteria from tissues inside the body. When this system doesn’t function properly, the fluid can build […]
How To Support Your Liver Without Going ‘On Detox’
With our exposure to environmental toxins, medications, toxic body care products, processed foods and alcohol, our health is greatly dependant on how well our body remove toxins. The main way to detoxify our body is through our liver, one of body’s most hard working organs. Liver not only detoxifies our blood, but it also produces […]
Interview with Pure Blends
Pure Blends in a nutshell Pure Blends is a 100% vegan, plant-based protein. The concept is to use minimum ingredients for maximum benefit. We want to bring back the genuine enjoyment of natural taste and flavour of what the earth has gifted us. Our ingredients are simple: pea, hemp and brown rice – all superfoods […]
Soccer and Low Back Pain – The Clues to Look Out For
Dr Callum Forrest (Chiropractor) from our Rozelle and Newtown clinics has worked with top flight Soccer players in the UK and here in Sydney. He shares his insights in how to prevent low back pain and enjoy a great season. The evenings are darker, the temperature has dropped and Soccer boot sales have gone through […]
What Is The QL Muscle And How Can Massage Help?
Lower back pain is one of the most common injuries I see as a massage therapist, and a lot of clients don’t know that regular massage can improve pain and stiffness in the lower back. Some causes of lower back pain arise from sitting for too long, poor upper back posture and also weak muscles that […]
5 Simple Tips To Detox Everyday (And Why We Need To)
Do we really need to detox? Our bodies are bombarded with toxins every day – from our everyday products to the pollution in the air. So how do our bodies cope with this onslaught? (Spoiler alert: sometimes they don’t!). Our detox organs – liver, kidneys, lungs, gut and skin – work overtime to rid our […]
Chinese Herbal Medicine 101
Have you ever been curious about Chinese herbal medicine? Or maybe you’re looking for a more natural alternative to standard pharmaceutical medication. You’re not the only one seeking an alternative. As with acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine has been used for healing and disease prevention for thousands of years. In fact, many people in China are […]
How Traditional Chinese Medicine can help you have a more restful nights’ sleep
How Traditional Chinese Medicine can help you have a more restful nights’ sleep Do you lay awake in bed at night unable to switch off your mind to get to sleep? Or maybe you can get to sleep but wake up multiple times throughout the night? Regardless of your circumstances, we have all been the […]
It’s not the destination, it’s the journey
I can’t believe it’s February already! Hopefully you have utilised the amazing Health Space Christmas / New Years vouchers in January and are well on the way to achieving your health goals for 2019. If not, then there is still time. The more effort you put into planning your year and thinking about what you […]
Importance Of Sleep
Everyone knows sleep is important and that you need roughly 7-8hours for a good night sleep. It is gateway for recovery and resetting your body to function properly for the next day. Not enough sleep you feel tired and groggy, but why? A recent study published in October 2013 found out that on a molecular […]
The Best Mechanics To A Squat
1. Organize & stabilize spine: keep spine in a neutral position, no local flexion or extension faults, whilst keeping the core switched on 2. Create torque in your primary engines: The primary engines being your shoulders and hips. When adding torque you want to have external rotation within the socket to “tighten” the joint and […]
Runners Knee/ Patella Femoral Pain Syndrome
Runners knee is a common knee condition and generally occurs progressively as pain around the front of the knee, usually not relating to trauma and can be exacerbated by physical activity such as running, squatting, going up/down stairs. Several causes of Runners knee can include changes in patella-femoral morphology, incorrect lower limb movement patterns in […]
Sugar: is it ok to eat?
Natural vs. refined sugars Sugar: is it bad or is it not? What about refined sugar verses unrefined sugar? Or natural sweeteners? Liquid verses granulated? Fructose our glucose or sucrose? There are so many variations, no wonder people are so confused! Food (and indeed, sugar) are part of our lifestyle. Celebratory foods such as birthday […]
Are Your Upper Traps Really Tight?
Neck pain due to upper trap “tightness” is a common condition we see at Health Space clinics. As a physio, I have seen many patients come in saying they have tight upper traps or feel like they hold their tension in their traps which makes them feel tight. However, this may not actually be true. […]
Emotions, Digestion and Health
Have you ever felt butterflies in your stomach when you feel anxious about someone or a situation? Have you ever felt you wanted to eat anything or nothing at all when you are feeling down? Have you ever felt upset after eating something that made you felt sick? Those are simple examples of how our […]
Q&A With Georgia Grace – Sydney Based Sex Educator
Do you think the current dialogue that we have around sex, as a society, is having a negative impact on our individual experiences? (in that we’re very focused on the orgasm/ comparing our experiences with that of TV/film and porn or just not talking about it openly in our social groups). So far we have […]
What Is ‘Reactivity? And Is It A Life Sentence?
Reactivity means, simply, that your body reacts to many things. This can be anything – foods, chemicals in the environment, criticism, emotions, pain. If you’re a reactive person, you feel everything strongly. Your system over-reacts to everything. (Feeling things strongly is not necessarily a bad thing, but reacting to everyday things can be really difficult.) […]
